adjective · neutral
predictable
/prɪˈdɪktəbl/pre·DICT·able
Likely to happen or behave in a way that you can expect; not surprising.
Examples
“The movie's ending was so predictable I guessed it halfway through.”
“A predictable schedule helps students plan their study time.”
“Weather patterns in this region are becoming less predictable.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the current policies, a predictable rise in urban commuting is likely as cities expand.”
Collocations
- predictable outcome
- predictable pattern
- predictable behaviour
Word family
Common mistakes
using 'predictive' instead of 'predictable'→predictable
putting 'very' before 'predictable' in contexts where 'unpredictable' intended (e.g. 'very predictable' to mean 'very unexpected')→unpredictable
Say it for a higher band
5expected→6foreseeable→7+predictable
Synonyms
expected
foreseeable
Easily confused
predictive
“The study developed a predictive model to estimate future crime rates.”
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